KOTA KINABALU: Thousands from all walks of life joined in the Sabah state-level National Day celebrations at Dataran Bandaraya here on Thursday (Aug 31).
Further festivities were scheduled for later in the day in Tambunan, with the state also celebrating Sabah Day for the first time.
People turned up as early as 6.30am to watch the National Day parade at Dataran Bandaraya along Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens. Tun Juhar later inspected the 113-strong guard of honour from the 22nd Battalion of the Malay Regiment, Sandakan led by Major Mohd Adam Embi.The parade started with a helicopter fly-past comprising the Police Air Unit, Royal Malaysian Navy and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
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